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Landfill
Tunnel Hill Reclamation Landfill
8822 Tunnel Hill Rd, New Lexington, OH 43764
(740) 342-1180Tunnel Hill Reclamation Landfill is the large burial site just off Tunnel Hill Road that folks in and around New Lexington use for household cleanouts and business loads. Trucks and pickups head there when trash needs to be buried rather than hauled elsewhere, and commercial haulers do bring loads through on a regular basis.
There’s a scale you drive over so the place charges by weight, meaning a stop when you come in and another when you leave. A small entrance booth is common at these sites; show up, get directed to the tipping area, then drop materials at the active cell or working face. Expect a lot of heavy equipment and earthen berms around the site - it looks like a working construction zone rather than a tidy transfer station.
Facility Information
Before You Go
- Secure tarps and loose items before driving in - wind can make a mess between the driveway and the tipping area.
- Have paperwork ready if hauling commercial loads so unloading goes faster and there’s less back-and-forth at the booth.
- Plan for possible wait times on weekends and during spring cleanups; bigger trucks take longer at the scale and dumping area.
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